24 hours in pictures

Kabul, Afghanistan: Pigeons fly in front of the Shah-Do Shamshira mosque
Photograph: Dmitry Kostyukov/AFP/Getty Images

Sanaa, Yemen: An anti-government protester jumps to throw stones at a police station during demonstrations
Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images

Cairo, Egypt: An Egyptian man reads a newspaper in Tahrir Square while his shoes are cleaned
Photograph: Pedro Ugarte/AFP/Getty Images

Kampala, Uganda: A supporter of opposition leader Kizza Besigye attends the closing rally during the last day of campaigning for the presidential elections
Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images

Granada, Nicaragua: Band members rest during celebrations at the international poetry festival Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Islamabad, Pakistan,: A girl sits on the ground with a bag of rice during the distribution of donated food Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

New York, USA: Actor Emma Roberts arrives for the Michael Kors autumn/winter 2011 collection show during New York fashion week Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters

Bogotá, Colombia: Motorcycle riders stop on an avenue blocked by striking truck drivers Photograph: William Fernando Martinez/AP

Beijing, China: A man dressed in Qing dynasty costume sits on an electric bicycle while waiting for a performance to celebrate the lantern festival Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters

New Delhi, India: Muslims take part in a procession to mark the anniversary of the birth of the prophet Muhammad Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

London, UK: Patricia Short, president of the International Camellia Society, inspects blooms in the conservatory at Chiswick House Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Danli, Honduras: A worker walks through a tobacco plantation Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters

Granada, Nicaragua: A woman wearing a traditional mask known as Ahuizote spits petrol to create fire during celebrations to mark the international poetry festival Photograph: Esteban Felix/AP

Mumbai, India: A Hindu priest ties a blessed cloth around a replica of the cricket World Cup trophy Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP